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B.C. Electric Railway no. 1232 coming into New Westminster Depot

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
12 Feb. 1956
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no.1232 coming into New Westminster Depot off the Marpole Line. The Mc & Mc store is visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 9 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no.1232 coming into New Westminster Depot off the Marpole Line. The Mc & Mc store is visible in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.36.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
12 Feb. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1232 coming into New Westminster Depot / off the Marpole / Line. / Sunday, Feburary 12, 1956"
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B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1315 tram leaving New Westminster station. The photographer is facing east and standing at the Columbia St. and Eighth Ave. inersection. There are many automobiles on Columbia Street..
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.36.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1315 leaves New Westminster / terminal west bound to Vancouver, / spring of 1953"
Date stamp on recto of photograph reads: "Nov_64"
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B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram passing New Westminster barns

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1952
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1317 tram on the main line passing New Westminster barns and heading westbound to Vancouver. Other trams are visible in the background.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.36.6
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1952
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "BCER #1317 passing New Westminster / barns westbound to Vancouver in 1952"
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House at 315 5th Street, New Westminster

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Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house on 5th Street in New Westminster.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date
[between 1940 and 1959]
Collection/Fonds
Peers Family and Hill Family fonds
Series
Kitty Hill Peers family photograph series
Physical Description
1 photograph : sepia ; 7 x 11.5 cm
Description Level
Item
Record No.
477-042
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Accession Number
2007-12
Scope and Content
Photograph of a house on 5th Street in New Westminster.
Subjects
Buildings - Residential - Houses
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Students at the Chinese school in New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[195-]
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Julie Lee and Cecil Lee family fonds
Series
Lee family photographs series
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph (tiff) : b&w ; 600 dpi
Scope and Content
Photograph of a group of Chinese Canadian students standing on the stairs of the Chinese School in New Westminster. Frank and Emma Wong (members of the Quinn Wong family) are identified standing in the bottom left corner of the photograph and elder sister, Jessie Wong is identified standing in the middle of the photograph. Members of the Kong family of Fraser Mills also appear in the photograph including Alice, Dorothy and Lea Kong along with members of the New Westminster Quan family. The front porch is decorated with bunting and includes a sign that reads "The Chinese Benevolent Association" along with a British flag and a flag of the Republic of China.
Subjects
Persons - Chinese Canadians
Organizations - Societies and Clubs
Persons - Students
Buildings - Schools
Names
Wong, Quinn
The Chinese Benevolent Association
Kong, Alice
Kong, Dorothy
Kong, Lea
Wong, Frank
Wong, Emma
Wong, Jessie
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV020.38.8
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[195-]
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
26-Nov-2019
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Tram no. 1232 at New Westminster

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
January 1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1232 at New Westminster.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 14.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of British Columbia Electric Railway Company tram no. 1232 at New Westminster.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV992.23.15
Access Restriction
Restricted access
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
January 1955
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
01-Jun-09
Scale
100
Photographer
Webster, Robert D. "Bob"
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note on verso of photograph reads: "BCER 1232/ N.W. 1/55"
Stamp on verso of photograph reads: "BOB WEBSTER/ 9068 - 146th STREET/ SURREY, B.C. CANADA/ 584-9495 V3R 3S8/ RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHY"
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Burnaby Lake line timetable

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[before 1953]
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operati…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 25.3 x 20.6 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of a BC Electric Railway Burnaby Lake line timetable for Sundays, running from Vancouver to Sapperton and New Westminster. Along with the timetable, three tickets and one cash fare receipt, costing 5 cents, were also photographed. Developed in 1910, the Burnaby Lake Line ceased operation in 1953.
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Geographic Access
Vancouver
New Westminster
Accession Code
HV973.41.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
[before 1953]
Media Type
Photograph
Related Material
For an earlier donation made by the same donor in regards to BCER tram, see accession HV972.202.
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2023-05-09
Scale
100
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
For reference, check History of Regional Transit in Vancouver, at
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Francis Rumble with Katherine and Sidney Cumbers

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
June 30, 1954 (date of original)
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 300 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Katherine Ann Rumble Cumbers and Sidney Cumbers on their wedding day with Katherine's mother, Francis Rumble.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 300 ppi
Scope and Content
Photograph of Katherine Ann Rumble Cumbers and Sidney Cumbers on their wedding day with Katherine's mother, Francis Rumble.
Subjects
Ceremonies - Weddings
Names
Rumble, Francis Willard Cameron
Cumbers, Sidney
Cumbers, Katherine Ann Rumble
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV004.115.14
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Date
June 30, 1954 (date of original)
Media Type
Photograph
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
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Interurban Car 1203

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The front of the tram car displays the sign "Marpole". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The front of the tram car displays the sign "Marpole". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
History
Photograph number four in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV019.46.4
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Sep-19
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram / to run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / conductor / interurban car 1203 / 4 of 5"
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Interurban Car 1203

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The back of the tram car displays the sign "Westminster". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956 on it's way to Marpole station. The back of the tram car displays the sign "Westminster". This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
History
Photograph number five in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV019.46.5
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Sep-19
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram / to run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / conductor / interurban car 1203 / 5 of 5"
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Lawrence Love on Interurban Car 1203

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the side door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this in…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the side door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
History
Photograph is one in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Love, Lawrence
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV019.46.1
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Sep-19
Scale
100
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban / tram to run in / Burnaby, car 1203, / about to leave New / Westminster depot at / 12:30am., Sunday / November 18, 1956. / (Tom Pritichard - motorman / Lawrence Love - conductor) / 1203's final run was on / it's regular schedule , to Marpole. Service ended / with thi run" "1 of 5"
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Lawrence Love on Interurban Car 1203

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with train conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the window of the door at the rear of the car. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 15 x 10 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with train conductor, Lawrence Love looking out the window of the door at the rear of the car. The car is about to leave New Westminster depot at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
History
Photograph number three in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Love, Lawrence
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV019.46.3
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Sep-19
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram to / run in Burnaby, / car 1203, about to / leave New Westminster / for Marpole / at 12:30 am / on Sunday,November 18, / 1956. Service ended / with this run. / Tom Pritichard / motorman / Lawrence Love / was the conductor / interurban car 1203 / 3 of 5"
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Tom Pritchard on Interurban Car 1203

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the…
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
George Bergson fonds
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : col. ; 10 x 15 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of the Interurban Car 1203 with motorman Tom Pritchard looking out the door at the rear of the car. The sign "Westminster" is displayed on the outside. The car is about to leave the New Westminster depot on it's way to Marpole station at 12:30 am on Sunday November 18, 1956. This was the very last run that this interurban car made through Burnaby.
History
Photograph number two in a series of five photographs taken by George Bergson. Photographer, George Bergson and transportaion historian, Henry Ewert, were the last people to take this historic ride when train service ended.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
Pritchard, Thomas
Geographic Access
New Westminster
Accession Code
BV019.46.2
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
18 Nov. 1956
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
27-Sep-19
Photographer
Bergson, George
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Note in black ink on verso reads: "George Bergson photo / Henry Ewert collection / The last interurban tram to / run in Burnaby, car 1203, / about to leave New / Westminster for Marpole / at 12:30am on Sunday, / November 18, 1956. / Service ended with this run / Tom Pritichard - motorman / Lawrence Love was/ the conductor" / "2 of 5"
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Burnaby Lake Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
In 1966 Burnaby Lake was identified as a key potential regional park in the GVRD ’s Regional Park Plan for the Lower Mainland. The lake was to be developed for nature study, strolling, trail riding, canoeing, sightseeing and picnicking. It was formally recognized as a regional nature park in 1979, at which time the GVRD assumed management of the park through a lease agreement with the City of Burnaby. In 1993 Burnaby Lake was selected by the City of Burnaby to be included in Greater Vancouver ’s Green Zone, and was identified as a key component of the GVRD ’s Park and Outdoor Recreation System (PORS) for the Burrard/Peninsula/Richmond sector, which includes Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, and Richmond.
Historic Neighbourhood
Burnaby Lake (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Burnaby Lake Area
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Edmonds Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1925-1954
Heritage Value
The historic growth of Edmonds as a neighbourhood was based on its strategic location on the early interurban line between Vancouver and New Westminster. Even by 1980 when a survey of the residential neighbourhoods was conducted, a full 25% of homes in the area predated 1930. The 1950s was a period of strong housing development, with both single-family and multi-family units being constructed. Although Burnaby's City Hall was moved from Kingsway and Edmonds in the early 1950s, Edmonds remained an important centre in the community.
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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Stride Avenue Neighbourhood

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Associated Dates
1955-2008
Heritage Value
The interurban link between New Westminster and Vancouver stimulated the early settlement of Stride Avenue. Infilling of the area took place in the early 1950s and the pace of development had slowed considerably by 1970. Duplexes became a popular feature in the decade between 1970 and 1980 and in the late 1980s, the neighbourhood was incorporated into the Edmonds Town Centre South plan.
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Stride Avenue Area
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North Burnaby Cenotaph

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Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Description
The North Burnaby Cenotaph is located in Confederation Park at the north end of the park on axis with the adjacent sports oval. The form of the memorial is of an obelisk atop a solid rectangular base, adorned with plaques commemorating those lost in the First World War, Second World War and the Kor…
Associated Dates
1953
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Repository
Burnaby Heritage Planning
Geographic Access
Willingdon Avenue
Associated Dates
1953
Formal Recognition
Heritage Designation, Community Heritage Register
Enactment Type
Bylaw No. 9807
Enactment Date
23/11/1992
Description
The North Burnaby Cenotaph is located in Confederation Park at the north end of the park on axis with the adjacent sports oval. The form of the memorial is of an obelisk atop a solid rectangular base, adorned with plaques commemorating those lost in the First World War, Second World War and the Korean War.
Heritage Value
Built in 1953 by stonemason and First World War Veteran, Walter Holmes Morrice, the cenotaph was erected by the North Burnaby Legion Post #148 and is one of four memorials to citizens of Burnaby whose lives were lost at war. Strategically placed in an active and vibrant public park that was dedicated in 1927 and is used for sports, family outings and social gatherings, the cenotaph celebrates the freedoms that soldiers gave their lives to protect. The cenotaph is still used as a memorial site and bears witness to annual Remembrance Day ceremonies. Built of irregular granite blocks, the cenotaph is a solid structure of modest ornamentation that visually anchors the north end of the park. The site of the cenotaph and its adjacent gardens are surrounded by a simple barrier of continuous chain supported by low metal fence posts, providing a sense of solemnity and ceremony to the site.
Defining Elements
The character-defining elements of the North Burnaby Cenotaph include its: - axial location in the park and setting among active municipal facilities such as a school and library - strong symmetry of massing and design - obelisk form set atop a rectangular base - limited palette of materials - random coursed granite used as primary building material - bronze plaques commemorating the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War - surrounding pathways and flowerbeds
Historic Neighbourhood
Capitol Hill (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Capitol Hill Area
Organization
North Burnaby Legion Post #148
Builder
Walter Holmes Morrice
Function
Primary Current--Park Fixture
Primary Historic--Park Fixture
Community
Burnaby
Cadastral Identifier
P.I.D. No. 017-040-752 Legal Description: Parcel 1, District Lots 122 and 188, Group 1, New Westminster District, Plan NWP87902
Boundaries
The property (Confederation Park) is comprised of a single municipally-owned property located at 250 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby.
Area
184,160.00
Contributing Resource
Landscape Feature
Structure
Ownership
Public (local)
Documentation
Heritage Site Files: PC77000 20. City of Burnaby Planning and Building Department, 4949 Canada Way, Burnaby, B.C., V5G 1M2
Street Address
250 Willingdon Avenue
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B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west to Marpole

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
1955
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west towards Marpole on a Sunday afternoon in 1955. The Mc & Mc (McLennan & McFeeley) store in New Westminster is visible behind.
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Village Museum Photograph collection
Description Level
Item
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 13.5 cm
Scope and Content
Photograph of B.C. Electric Railway tram no. 1207 heading west towards Marpole on a Sunday afternoon in 1955. The Mc & Mc (McLennan & McFeeley) store in New Westminster is visible behind.
Subjects
Transportation - Electric Railroads
Names
British Columbia Electric Railway Company
Accession Code
BV012.36.9
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
No known restrictions
Date
1955
Media Type
Photograph
Scan Resolution
600
Scan Date
2022-07-26
Notes
Title based on contents of photograph
Typewritten text on verso of photograph reads: "After threading the cross over from the New / Westminster depot, BCER #1207 heads west / to Marpole on a Sunday after noon in 1955. / #1207 has been brought back from the USA and / is now being refurbished in the POCO garage / of B.C. Transit"
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Burnaby Girl Guides

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Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" …
Repository
Burnaby Village Museum
Collection/Fonds
Burnaby Girl Guides fonds
Series
Burnaby Girl Guides scrapbooks and photographs series
Description Level
File
Physical Description
1 scrapbook (textual records + 2 digital files : (pdfs) + 102 photographs : (tiffs))
Scope and Content
File consists of images and selected contents from a scrapbook with 38 double sided pages containing mostly photographs with some newspaper clippings, written material and emphemera including a page of badges and ribbons which reads "Enrolment & Membership Card of / Joan Bailey 1926 / 1st Burnaby" and an embroidered alphabet of the Morse Code. The third page of the scrapbook includes a four page chronology titled "History of Guiding - Burnaby / 1913 - 1960" compiled by Mrs. Dolly Weber, Mrs. J. Heaps, Miss Eileen Periton, Mrs. J. Albertson and D. Fowler. The scrapbook also includes an original letter and post-script from Lady Olave Baden-Powell to Mrs. Fowler dated November 5, 1961; a typewritten copy of: "TSOONA" / PROVINCIAL GUIDE CAMPSITE - ROSEDALE B.C." and a three page typewritten copy of "THE CAMPFIRE / Volume 1, No. 4 _ November 1935 _ Vancouver, B.C.". Many of the events documented in photographs [between 1914 and 1969] are identified on each page and read as the following: "Burnaby Brownies - Guides & Rangers" / "Early 1920" (1 photograph); "Ambulance / Display / 1st. Co."; "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Girl Guide Rally - New Westminster and / Burnaby - June 16, 1923" (5 photographs); "Burnaby Guides and / Brownies / June 17, 1923" (5 photographs); "April 1923" (1 photograph); "June 1923 / 2nd Burnaby Company" (1 photograph); "Burnaby May Day / 26.5.28"(2 photographs); "Sechelt 1929_ 2nd "B" Company" (2 photographs); "Leaders and Seconds / 2nd Burnaby / Grouse Mountain" (1 photograph); "Sechelt 1929 / Commandant Mrs. Peal" (1 photograph); "2nd Company / June 1930" (1 photograph); "1932 / 2nd Company at Rally / Municipal Hall Grounds" (1 photograph) ; "First Burnaby Folk Dancing team / Winners of the E.F.D. cup 1940--41-42" (1 photograph); "1st Burnaby Company / winners of Bessborough Shield / 1942 / Captain L. Crane" (1 photograph); "May 6th 1935 / Dedication of flag at Central Park" (1 photograph); "May Day Celebration / Burnaby B.C. May 6th 1935 / Stride Studios Photos" (1 photograph); "Mrs. Don Wilks / Mrs. Georgie / Runcie / Publicity Photo re- / Brownie / Training / 1958-60" (1 photograph); "Kathleen Anderson / about 1958-60?" (1 photograph); "1957 / Burnaby Camp Site / at / Wilson Creek" (1 photograph); "Work Party (1958)" (1 photograph); "Burnaby Camp Site / Spring 1958 / Cabins & Staff Houses / Dining Shelter / Cabins" (3 photographs); "Can. Girl Guide Assoc. - Provincial Leaders Conference / April 14-15/61 Civic Centre, Prince George, BC" (1 photograph) ; "June 8th, 1958 / Opening / Ceremonies / Burnaby Site / Wilson Creek / Camp Site" (4 photographs); 2 unidentified photographs [ca.1915] of a large group of Girl Guides gathered on the Pacific National Exhibition grounds (photo credit- Leonard Frank); 1 unidentified photograph of a group of Girl Guides gathered for a group portrait [ca.1914]; "Girl Guide Camp / Granthams / Landing / July 1923" (4 photographs); 4 unidentified photographs of girl guides gathered on the ship "Lady Evelyn" [ca. 1920]; "Burnaby Girl Guides" 1918; "First Burnaby Girl Guides 1920" (2 photographs on page); "2nd Co. 1923" (1 photograph) "1st Burnaby Co." [1923] (1 photograph); "Gypsy Scene - Concert / Mar 17, 1923 / Unveiling / War / Memorial / Edmonds / 1923" (3 photographs on page); "Faith Jacobson / 1961" (2 photographs); "Eve MacLean / 1961" (1 photograph); "Beverley Simkin of Montreal and Judy Robins / of the S.R.S. Royal Oak taken on the day they / sailed from Montreal for the Ranger Camp at / "Our Chalet" in Adelboden, Switzerland, May 1962" (1 photograph) and "Religion & Life Emblem / Diane Peters 11th Bby. Co. / Rev. G.W. Luetkehodeter / 1961" (2 photographs on one page).
Subjects
Organizations - Girls' Societies and Clubs
Events - May Day
Names
Girl Guides of Canada
Accession Code
BV015.35.164
Access Restriction
No restrictions
Reproduction Restriction
May be restricted by third party rights
Date
[1914]-1969, predominant ca. 1920 (date of original), copied 2016
Media Type
Photograph
Textual Record
Historic Neighbourhood
Edmonds (Historic Neighbourhood)
Central Park (Historic Neighbourhood)
Planning Study Area
Edmonds Area
Maywood Area
Notes
Transcribed title
Digital images were created of the scrapbook prior to selective retention of original records that were removed for conservation purposes
Some textual records that were selected for retention have been described at file level under BV015.35.164: "Tsoona" Provincial Guide Campsite - Rosedale B.C." and Burnaby Girl Guides newsletter, "The Campfire" (November 1935)
Photographs that were retained from scrapbook have been described at item level (BV015.35.221 to BV015.35.284)
Some textual records and ephemera that were selected for retention have been described at item level (BV015.35.320, BV015.35.321, and BV015.35.334 to BV015.35.348).
Images
Documents
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Interview with Diane Stiglish by Eric Damer December 4, 2012 - Track 1

https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/oralhistory409
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Date Range
1942-1960
Length
0:08:37
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Repository
City of Burnaby Archives
Summary
This portion of the recording pertains to Diane Stiglish's memories of her family's mushroom farm. Diane describes how her parents met, married and bought a mushroom farm. She also provides a physical description of the farm and how the work was organized.
Date Range
1942-1960
Photo Info
Diane Stiglish with her parents and older brother in New Westminster, 1955. Item no. 549-067.
Length
0:08:37
Subjects
Building - Agricultural
Agriculture - Farms
Interviewer
Damer, Eric
Interview Date
December 4, 2012
Scope and Content
Recording is an interview with Diane Stiglish conducted by Burnaby Village Museum employee Eric Damer, December 4, 2012. Major theme discussed: mushroom farming.
Biographical Notes
F.J. "Jack" Stiglish (originally spelt Stiglich) and his wife bought a Burnaby home in 1943 at Keswick Street, just south of the Lougheed Highway, and took up mushroom farming. By the time their daughter Diane was born five years later in New Westminster, the F.J. Stiglish mushroom farm was an established business. Mushrooms grown at the F.J. Stiglish farm were sent off to Money’s Mushrooms to be packaged and retailed. Later, mushroom growers bought out Money’s to form the Fraser Valley Mushroom Growers Co-op and nominated Jack Stiglish as their first president. Jack then entered a float in the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) parade and set up a mushroom booth at the fair. In 1969 Jack Stiglish sold the mushroom farm and he and his wife moved next to their trailer court business just down the road. Diane’s brother Allan Stiglich (his family name returned to the original spelling) moved to Langley to open a large mushroom farm of his own which he established with the help of his father. Diane Stiglish began a career with BC Tel.
Total Tracks
5
Total Length
0:46:06
Interviewee Name
Stiglish, Diane
Interview Location
Burnaby Village Museum
Interviewer Bio
Eric Damer is a lifelong British Columbian born in Victoria, raised in Kamloops, and currently residing in Burnaby. After studying philosophy at the University of Victoria, he became interested in the educational forces that had shaped his own life. He completed master’s and doctoral degrees in educational studies at the University of British Columbia with a particular interest in the history of adult and higher education in the province. In 2012, Eric worked for the City of Burnaby as a field researcher and writer, conducting interviews for the City Archives and Museum Oral History Program.
Collection/Fonds
Community Heritage Commission Special Projects fonds
Series
Burna-Boom Oral History Project series
Transcript Available
None
Media Type
Sound Recording
Images
Audio Tracks

Track one of recording of interview with Diane Stiglish

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99 records – page 1 of 5.